Control device that controls electrically powered vehicle and method of controlling electrically powered vehicle

Abstract

An ECU controls a vehicle including a power reception unit that can wirelessly receive electric power from a power feeding facility placed on a travel road. The ECU includes a memory in which a user-desired condition is stored, the user-desired condition being a condition under which a user of the vehicle desires on-road power reception, the on-road power reception being power reception from the power feeding facility placed on the travel road, and a processor connected to the memory. When a physical condition for power feeding from the power feeding facility to the vehicle is satisfied and when the user-desired condition stored in the memory is not satisfied, the processor controls the power reception unit to suppress on-road power reception.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A control device that controls an electrically powered vehicle including a power reception unit that wirelessly receives electric power from a facility placed on a road surface of a travel road, the control device comprising:
 a memory in which a user-desired condition is stored, the user-desired condition being a condition under which a user of the electrically powered vehicle desires on-road power reception, the on-road power reception being power reception from the facility by the power reception unit while the electrically powered vehicle is traveling on the travel road; and 
 a processor connected to the memory, wherein 
 when a physical condition for power feeding from the facility to the power reception unit is satisfied and when the user-desired condition stored in the memory is not satisfied, the processor controls the power reception unit to suppress the on-road power reception. 
 
     
     
       2. The control device that controls an electrically powered vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when the physical condition for power feeding is satisfied and when the user-desired condition is not satisfied, the processor prohibits the on-road power reception or sets an amount of received power in the on-road power reception to be smaller than when the user-desired condition is satisfied. 
 
     
     
       3. The control device that controls an electrically powered vehicle according to  claim 1 , further comprising a port to which information on the facility is provided, wherein
 the information on the facility includes information on a fee or a unit price of electric power fed from the facility, and 
 the user-desired condition includes a condition that the fee or the unit price of electric power fed from the facility is lower than a prescribed value. 
 
     
     
       4. The control device that controls an electrically powered vehicle according to  claim 3 , wherein
 when the physical condition for power feeding is satisfied and when the user-desired condition is not satisfied, the processor sets an amount of received power in the on-road power reception to be smaller as the fee or the unit price of electric power fed from the facility is higher. 
 
     
     
       5. The control device that controls an electrically powered vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the electrically powered vehicle includes a battery for traveling that is charged with electric power received by the power reception unit, and 
 the user-desired condition includes a condition that an amount of stored power in the battery is smaller than a prescribed value. 
 
     
     
       6. The control device that controls an electrically powered vehicle according to  claim 1 , further comprising a port to which information on the facility is provided, wherein
 the information on the facility includes information on a CO 2  emission amount in generation of electric power fed from the facility, and 
 the user-desired condition includes a condition that the CO 2  emission amount is smaller than a prescribed value. 
 
     
     
       7. The control device that controls an electrically powered vehicle according to  claim 1 , wherein
 when the physical condition for power feeding is satisfied and when the user-desired condition is satisfied, the processor inquires of the user whether to carry out the on-road power reception, and carries out the on-road power reception when the processor receives an answer indicating carrying out the on-road power reception to an inquiry, and 
 when the physical condition for power feeding is satisfied and when the user-desired condition is not satisfied, the processor suppresses the on-road power reception without inquiring of the user whether to carry out the on-road power reception. 
 
     
     
       8. A method of controlling an electrically powered vehicle including a power reception unit that wirelessly receives electric power from a facility placed on a road surface of a travel road, the method comprising:
 obtaining a user-desired condition, the user-desired condition being a condition under which a user of the electrically powered vehicle desires on-road power reception, the on-road power reception being power reception from the facility by the power reception unit while the electrically powered vehicle is traveling on the travel road; and 
 controlling the power reception unit to suppress the on-road power reception when the user-desired condition is not satisfied even when a physical condition for power feeding from the facility to the power reception unit is satisfied.